Downtown Fare Zones

This page last updated: 11/16/2009
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines



Metadata Summary

Originator Metropolitan Council
Abstract This shapefile delineates the areas of Metro Transit's Downtown Zone where individuals can ride any transit route for a 50-cent fare.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date 11/16/2009
Currentness Reference Downtown Fare Zones are current as of November 16, 2009.
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Distributor Organization Metropolitan Council
Ordering Instructions This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape file - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)


Full Metadata

Downtown Fare Zones

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information

 
Section 1 Identification Information   Top of page
Originator Metropolitan Council
Title Downtown Fare Zones
Abstract This shapefile delineates the areas of Metro Transit's Downtown Zone where individuals can ride any transit route for a 50-cent fare.
Purpose To depict the extent of the Downtown Zones.
Time Period of Content Date 11/16/2009
Currentness Reference Downtown Fare Zones are current as of November 16, 2009.
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Extent of Data The Downtown areas of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Bounding Coordinates -93.288378
-93.073311
44.989128
44.936468
Place Keywords Twin Cities, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ramsey County, Saint Paul
Theme Keywords transit fare district, transit system, buses, Metro Transit, transportation, transit
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Contact Person Information Jason Podany, Transit/GIS Planner
Metro Transit
560 Sixth Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411-4398
Phone: 612.349.7714
FAX: 612.349.7675
E-mail: jason.podany@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description Sample map showing the Downtown Fare Zones
Associated Data Sets Bus Routes, Bus Service, Bus Segments, Bus Stops

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy The proper attributes are assigned to each sector polygon.
Logical Consistency
Completeness The coverage consists of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Downtown Zones.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy The positional accuracy of this dataset has not been tested.
Vertical Positional Accuracy NA
Lineage NA
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment ArcGIS Version 9x
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data None
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types Polygon shapes
Tiling Scheme One layer for entire coverage area.
 
Section 4 Spatial Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme UTM
Ellipsoid GRS80
Horizontal Datum NAD83
Horizontal Units Meters
Distance Resolution
UTM Zone Number 15
 
Section 5 Entity and Attribute Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview
NAME:       A field for labeling the individual zones showing the downtowns as  
'Minneapolis' and 'Saint Paul'.
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation None
 
Section 6 Distribution Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Publisher Metropolitan Council
Publication Date Periodically revised
Contact Person Information Mark Kotz
GIS Database Administrator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1644
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier DowntownFareZones
Transfer Format Name ArcView Shape file
Transfer Format Version Number ArcGIS: 8x
Transfer Size Less than 1 MB for zip file.
Ordering Instructions This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape file - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)
 
Section 7 Metadata Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Metadata Date 11/16/2009
Contact Person Information Jason Podany, Transit/GIS Planner
Metro Transit
560 6th Ave N
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
Phone: 612-349-7714
FAX: 612-349-7675
E-mail: jason.podany@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm


This page last updated: 11/16/2009